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In an important ruling, the High Court has lifted the threat of compensation payouts awarded to severely disabled victims of negligence being whittled away by the costs of local authority...

Signing any blank form is asking for trouble, as a partner in a business who did just that recently found out. Her carelessness resulted in her having to go to...

A group of property investors who lost their deposits after a developer succumbed to the recession before even starting work on a luxury block of flats have had their hopes...

In a warning to the elderly that even close family members cannot always be trusted, a judge has come to the aid of an 86-year-old dementia sufferer whose nephews breached...

A mother and father who refused to pay their sons’ private school fees – claiming that staff had failed to protect the three boys from bullying and racial abuse –...

In a recent judgment delivered by the Court of Protection, a local council was successful in wresting control over an old man’s finances from a family member. The 91-year-old...

A woman whose purchase of a seaside home became a nightmare owing to a dispute with neighbours triggered by a conveyancing solicitor’s negligence will receive some compensation for her loss...

Claims against dishonest executors have trebled in 12 months, according to the Law Gazette. The increase in the number of claims is thought to result from the appointment of...

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that immigration rules which prevent a married person being ‘sponsored’ unless the sponsor’s income exceeds a minimum level are not a breach of the...

Expats sometimes arrange for offshore income or gains to be used as collateral for a loan, which can make funds available in the UK which would otherwise not be. Accordingly,...